Rugby pundit and pundit has seen a bankruptcy petition against him withdrawn - because was unable to find his home!

It was revealed at the start of the year that the former and wing was facing financial ruin, having been served a petition by HMRC in December calling for his assets to be seized in order to pay off his debts. But HMRC haven't been able to find his address to serve the papers!

Monye, a regular pundit on TNT Sports' Premiership coverage, saw his 'physical wellbeing' company Show Me The Monye Ltd, set up in 2012, given a winding-up order at the end of 2023, with HMRC obtaining it from the courts.

This was reportedly due to an unpaid bill of almost £200,000 in tax and National Insurance payments. The company's accounts for the year ended June 30, 2022 showed it owed £108,562 in corporation tax and £72,967 in other tax and National Insurance.

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However, as first reported during a High Court hearing on Tuesday, HMRC's legal representative sought permission to withdraw its petition against Monye. They had been unable to serve papers on the 41-year-old former Harlequins star.

Despite the pundit, who since retiring from the sport has also starred in , frequently appearing on TV and radio, it was revealed they had been unable to locate him.

Judge Sally Barber granted permission, saying: "You've been unable to serve it because you don't have knowledge of a place of residence where he currently lives. Permission to withdraw the bankruptcy petition granted."

While HMRC has not officially commented on the extraordinary development, a source suggested to the Telegraph that the petition had been served to an out-of-date address.

In a statement, Monye said: "I have been fully engaged with my financial advisers who in turn have been liaising directly with HMRC on this matter on my behalf. I am hopeful that the matter will be fully concluded imminently."